Archive for May 2019
The Search for Lost Transcendence: Cosmic mysticism in Jordan Belson’s films and painting
Jordan Belson work, as installed at the Matthew Mark Gallery Having lost transcendence in the West, we have turned to the East, yearning to overcome the ails of staunch capitalism […]
One lawyer’s take on returning Nazi-looted artworks: an interview with Orna Artal
Working to get an artwork back into the hands of its rightful owner, whether the rightful owner is a country or an individual, is no clear, easy science – there’s […]
In fair Verona, on unceded territory- Romeo and Juliet and land acknowledgements
I recently attended a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre School in Montréal. It was the end of semester performance for the acting students concluding their second […]
Manhattan gallery brings Calder Crags and Vanuatu Totems together again
Venus Over Manhattan has created an exhibition of works, that on the surface, seem quite the juxtaposition. Visitors find works by Alexander Calder situated right next to totems and figures […]
Marine Giangregorio: the world’s silence and sensuality
There’s an open area on a busy street in the 9th arrondissement. Children pass by as they leave school. In this scene, Marine Giangregorio’s photographs hang on the side of […]
An interview with publisher and printer Michael Woolworth
Photographs by Guillaume de Sardes Michael Woolworth is a printer and publisher. In his workshop located at 2 rue de la Roquette in Paris’ 11th arrondissement he makes prints exclusively […]
‘AI: More Than Human’ – past, present, future, and an exhibition you should check out
‘AI: More Than Human’ takes on a lot. It seeks to explore humanity’s first notions of AI, or what one could maybe call AI, how we developed AI into the […]
